Facts
- Mixing amphetamines with other drugs puts additional strain on the heart and increases blood pressure.
- Police in Florida recently reported that a woman high on Bath Salts she had purchased legally in the state attacked her own mother with a machete, thinking that she was a monster. The mother was also found to be high on Bath Salts.
- Alcoholics continue to work and socialize reasonably well, their deteriorating physical condition may go unrecognized by others until severe damage develops - or until they are hospitalized for other reasons and suddenly experience alcohol withdrawal symp
- The methadone that is prescribed at clinics to help people that are trying to come off of heroin is usually in liquid form but is also available in tablets or in an injectable form.
Hospital Inpatient - Days Creek, OregonAn individual who is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit greatly by attending a hospital inpatient rehab program. These types of programs are focused towards physical health, mental health and medical stabilization. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every drug addict requires this level of care, it is beneficial to those who have severe physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs often last several days to even up to a month. Once the inpatient part of their treatment plan is finished they may choose to enter a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.